Claim CA220:
Science requires experiments that can be replicated. Evolution can not be
replicated, so it is not science.
Source:
Morris, Henry M. 1985. Scientific Creationism. Green Forest, AR: Master
Books, p. 4.
Response:
- Science requires that observations can be replicated. The observations
on which evolution is based, including comparative anatomy, genetics,
and fossils, are replicable. In many cases, you can repeat the
observations yourself.
- Repeatable experiments, including experiments about mutations and
natural selection in the laboratory and in the field, also support
evolution.
Further Reading:
Weiner, Jonathan. 1994. The Beak of the Finch: A story of evolution in
our time. New York: Knopf.
created 2003-4-21
